Family: Araliaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Grows and could spread in regions with tropical climates.
  
• Reported to be naturalized and possibly invasive in Cuba (no evidence from the Hawaiian Islands to date)
  
• Contact with leaves may cause dermatitis, and plants could possibly be toxic to animals.
  
• Tolerates many soil types.
  
• Reproduces by seeds and vegetatively by cuttings (seed set may be limited in cultivation)
  
• Seeds, if produced, may be dispersed by birds and other frugivorous animals.
  
• Tolerates regular pruning. May resprout after cutting, making mechanical control more labor intensive and possible ineffective.

Low Risk Traits:

• A commonly cultivated plant. Despite reports of invasiveness in Cuba, no negative impacts have been documented.
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
  
• Fruit production and seed set in cultivation may be limited, and possibly absent.
  
• Limited or absent seed production reduces risk of accidental or long-distance dispersal.